SB 125-LEGISLATIVE MEMBERS OF AGDC BOARD                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
1:44:32 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR   COSTELLO    reconvened   the   meeting    and   announced                                                               
consideration of SB 125. Speaking  as sponsor, she explained that                                                               
the bill adds two ex  officio members appointed by the leadership                                                               
of  the  House  and  Senate to  the  Alaska  Gasline  Development                                                               
Corporation  (AGDC) Board.  She noted  that public  testimony was                                                               
closed on 2/2/2016.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  GIESSEL   moved  to  adopt  the   work  draft  committee                                                               
substitute (CS) for  SB 125, labeled 29-LS1250\W,  as the working                                                               
document.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR COSTELLO objected for discussion purposes.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
WESTON EILER,  Staff to the  Senate Labor and  Commerce Committee                                                               
and Senator Mia Costello, explained  that the CS extends the term                                                               
of the  appointments by the  presiding officers from one  year to                                                               
two years.  This change reflects  the comments of  members during                                                               
the previous hearing. He noted that  the fiscal note would not be                                                               
affected.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  COSTELLO found  no questions  and  removed her  objection.                                                               
Finding no  further objection, she  announced that version  W was                                                               
before the committee.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
MR.  EILER clarified  that Legislative  Legal Services  counseled                                                               
that  the correct  term  to  describe the  new  board members  is                                                               
nonvoting rather than  ex officio. The latter term  is defined as                                                               
"by virtue  of office or  official position." so some  ex officio                                                               
members could vote.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  GIESSEL moved  to  report  CS for  SB  125, labeled  29-                                                               
LS1250\W,  from  committee  with individual  recommendations  and                                                               
attached fiscal note(s).                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR COSTELLO  announced that  without objection,  CSSB 125(L&C)                                                               
is  reported   from  the  Senate  Labor   and  Commerce  Standing                                                               
Committee.